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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  9. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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